World Ranger Day

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 17 May 2017 at 03:51:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 28 January 2018 at 08:11:59 UTC
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Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 28 July 2018 from 07:38:49 to 07:41:49 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, forestry, National Park, UNESCO World Heritage, biodiversity, Pakistan, Congo, DRC, RSA, South Africa
Fig. 1 - S2 (07.07.2018) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Two wildlife inspectors were killed by poachers in Sialkot on 20.09.2017.
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World Ranger Day commemorates Rangers killed or injured & celebrates their work to protect the planet’s natural treasures and cultural heritage. More than 100 rangers die every year in the conservation war.
Fig. 2 - S1 (30.07.2018) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) colour composite - In Virunga, 6 were killed by "Mai Mai” militia while defending gorillas
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Fig. 3 - S3 OLCI (28.07.2018) - 18,10,6 colour composite - A ranger was killed by rhino poachers on July 19 in Kruger National Park.
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Fig. 4 - s2 (28 & 31.01.2018) - 11,8,2 colour composite - 6 were killed by elephant poachers in Garamba Park.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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